The call to arms has often thrust devoted Christians into a dilemma: they want to be responsible citizens who obey their government and love their country, and yet they worship a God who loves all people, including enemies. Throughout history, Christians have responded in various ways some renouncing violence and military participation, and others by seeking to serve in the military in a godly way.

In this volume of photos and text, Iraq veteran Logan Mehl-Laituri creates an almanac of soldier saints and patriot pacifists from the front lines of church history. Both politically relevant and theologically provocative, this field manual seeks to recapture the hearts and minds of Christians trapped between conflicting loyalties to faith and citizenship.